The Egyptian Army maintains 8 special forces regiments, known as “Sa’ka Forces” (translated to Thunderbolt Forces), comprised of 24 battalions.

The Egyptian army issued new camouflage uniforms to some of its soldiers, saying that would make it tougher for “infiltrators” to whip up unrest by impersonating troops. Skip to content ...

Units from the Egyptian military’s "Thunderbolt" special forces have carried out a joint combined exchange training (JCET) with US army’s special forces on fighting terrorism in the field, the ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Defence effectively confirmed it will deploy a force to Somalia when it released a video on 27 November showing soldiers it said were preparing to join an African Union ...

Egypt is not keeping its promise. The National Service Projects Organisation (NSPO), a military-owned firm, is building new factories to make fertilisers, irrigation machines and veterinary ...